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Knight Kiplinger, left, and his father, Austin. The portrait behind them is W. M. “Kip” Kiplinger.

Austin Kiplinger, a journalist and businessman who helped pioneer personal finance journalism and founded the Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism, has died. He was 97.

Together with his father, W. M. Kiplinger, he launched the magazine now called Kiplinger Personal Finance, which since 1947 has helped translate for everyday people the particulars of mortgage loans, insurance policies and wise investment.

“Through his generosity and vision, Austin Kiplinger and his family have helped thousands of journalists sharpen their skills to improve their reporting,” Kiplinger Program director Doug Haddix said. “His legacy llves on through reporters, editors and producers all across the country who have benefited from Kiplinger Program training. He will be deeply missed.”

A self-described “newspaperman,” Kiplinger worked at Kiplinger Washington Editors well into his 90s, hammering away each day on his Underwood typewriter at the 13th Street office.

“I’m the only one around this office who can still use a typewriter, by the way,” he told an interviewer in 2010. “I can go about as fast as anybody can on a keyboard.”

Journalists can’t help themselves. The calendar begins to turn and we feel the need to reminisce about the year that was.

At the Kiplinger Program, we couldn’t resist telling you about what we accomplished in 2014. We put our heads together this week and thought about our achievements, and well, even though we were elbow deep in all this work, we allowed ourselves a moment to realize what we accomplished and enjoy what we think is an impressive list.

“These are great. This shows great progress in the program,” director Doug Haddix said.

Of course, nothing on this list is accomplishable without the contributions of so many journalists who worked with us as supporters, trainers, advisers, fellows and participants. So, the program’s successes are linked to the great people we work with from January to December.

In no special order, here are our Top 10 Moments for Kiplinger in 2014: